Making its eagerly awaited July 10 through 12 return, the Walcott Truckers Jamboree at the Iowa 80 Truck Stop will, in its 45th year, showcase more than 175 exhibits, displays, games, cookouts, fireworks, local and national country and rock musicians, and even a beauty contest for trucks in a celebration of America's big rigs and those who drive them.

On July 4, our country's 249th birthday will be celebrated in annual style on Spruce Hills Drive (and other locales) in the 2025 Bettendorf Fourth of July Festival, a day and evening jam-packed with live music, children's activities, food and craft vendors, and more.

Delivering a weekend of family fun that blends history with excitement, the city of LeClaire and its Buffalo Bill Museum are proud to treat guests to the outdoor delights of The Buffalo Bill Wild West Show, the June 28 and 29 celebration at LeClaire's Cody Elementary School boasting horse-riding events, children's activities, live music, food vendors, and much more.

Designed to bring some serious swing into the summer, the John Deere Classic returns to Silvis' TPC at Deere Run from July 2 through 6, with this professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, in its 54th year, enjoying coverage on the Golf Channel and CBS Sports, and featuring youth activities, clinics, and a climactic awards presentation.

Annual explosions of fun followed by literal explosions in the air will be taking place in Davenport's LeClaire Park, Rock Island's Schwiebert Riverfront Park, and Davenport's baseball stadium Modern Woodmen Park when the Quad Cities hosts its Fourth of July celebration Red, White, & Boom!, the bi-state July 3 event delivering a spectacular fireworks display over the Mississippi River as well as live music, food and beverage vendors, special presentations, family programming, and more.

With the author visiting the Davenport venue to discuss his new book Bridges as Structural Art that features the the Quad Cities' I-74 Bridge, Miguel Rosales takes part in a June 26 author talk at the Figge Art Museum, his conversation followed by a Q&A session with the audience and a book signing.

In a special Moline Public Library on July 1, two science-fiction visionaries who were able to imagine the world we now inhabit – and beyond – will be celebrated through story in song in Barry Cloyd's solo performance Jules Verne & H.G. Wells: The Birth of Sci-Fi and the First Citizens of the Future, a salute to the literary geniuses who peered beyond the curtain of time to predict the far distant future.

With their popular audio series designed to debunk the phrase “that kind of this doesn't happen in our town,” Jonah Lantto and Dawn Palumbo bring their Midwest Murder Live podcast to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room on June 21, the event boasting a live taping of a future broadcast concerning astonishing and sometimes grisly acts committed in small towns nationwide.

Danielle Colby, star of the hit series American Pickers and a longtime advocate for the performing arts, is proud to announce the grand-opening celebration for the Ecdysiast Arts Museum, this museum in the heart of downtown Davenport dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history and artistry of burlesque. The June 21 event promises an evening of education and entertainment, featuring curated exhibits that delve into the glittering world of burlesque, as well as live performances that pay homage to this vibrant art form.

Authors of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and more will share their talents and help strengthen the talents of others during the Midwest Writing Center's 2025 David R. Collins Writers Conference at Augustana College's Sorensen Hall, a June 26 through 28 celebration of the written word boasting workshops, readings, book pitches, and more, with special events planned at several additional Quad Cities locales.

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